Henry Hudson Trail

The Henry Hudson Trail is a 24-mile-long rail trail in Monmouth County, New Jersey, stretching from the Aberdeen-Keyport border to Highlands in its northern section, and from Matawan inland to Freehold in its southern section. The trail was named for Henry Hudson, who explored the harbor at Atlantic Highlands and the Raritan Bayshore in the early 1600s. The former rail line on which the trail is located was run by the Monmouth County Agricultural Railroad, being built in the 1860s with the goal of hauling produce to the Keyport docks. All service ceased in the 1950s, and much of the trail was paved over for use as a cycling, running, and hiking trail. However, the rail line was never formally abandoned, and NJ Transit reserved the right to restore rail service.